text as art: the guerilla girls

best known for | fighting sexism and other injustices through their art

surprising fact | to remain anonymous, the artists wear guerrilla masks and use names that refer to deceased female artists

what we love | they remain anonymous because "issues matter more than individual identities"

takeaway | stand your ground

MSJ THREADS: WOODSTOCK

March 9, 2017

Weekend Sounds: The Hook

December 23, 2016

Weekend Sounds: The Hookc/o MSJ's Other half

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DS X Theory

December 19, 2016

DS X Theory

we just rapped our 10-day in-store event with Theory!

the collaboration included a limited edition edit of theory and dresshirt clothes available to embroider via touch screen customization stations with 24-48 hour turnaround, at theory HQ, 40 gansevoort st.

text as art: Hamish Fulton

surprising fact| Fulton says "you get very sound sleep [on long walks]...so the most important piece of equipment is not comfortable shoes but an alarm clock, so you actually wake up and continue"

what we love| how he made an everyday activity a creative outlet and career

takeaway | walk and you shall create

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MSJ Threads: Election Day

November 7, 2016

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DRESSHIRT: CHOKER

November 5, 2016

DRESSHIRT: CHOKER

The newest addition to the DS family, the CHOKER, is inspired by the DS1 cuff. The cuffs are a fantastic part of the shirt, worn open with a great bracelet for a modern look or buttoned up elegantly in the evening. The choker is literally a cuff for your neck, edgy, menswear inspired and bold. I wear one with black embroidery for a laid back cool. +++

Weekend Sounds: The Fashion Set

November 3, 2016

Weekend Sounds: The Fashion Setc/o MSJ's other half

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A Word With Brian Quist

You’ve shot some of the most beautiful women in the world? Any favorites? My first Vogue cover was with Charlize Theron at Georgia O’keeffe’s house—it was a pretty great start to shooting beautiful and powerful women! Emily Ratakoski—she has a bitching art collection! Drew Berrymore and I did Tequila shots and then discovered that we have the same tattoo. Mila Kunis has amazing eyes and laughed at my dumb magazine questions. And Ashley Graham is deserving of all the attention – she’s easily the favorite woman I’ve worked with.

Are famous people more interesting than regular people? Definitely not. Probably the opposite.What part of a shoot is the hardest? All the bullshit and negotiation before shooting takes place, and all the rules around what you can and cannot shoot. Once you’re on set it’s just people making art and usually a blast!

You are inspired by the women in your life. Tell us about some of them? My mom set the bar pretty high. She has remained one of the most independent, smart and outspoken women in my life. I’ve also been fortunate to date really powerful women since I was young—and I feel like they’ve all influenced my work and my viewpoint.

What’s one thing men don’t know about women that they should? The crazy ones are the good ones.

What’s something women don’t know about men that they should? We give many fucks—it just doesn’t seem like it.

You can ask anyone one question, what would it be? Do you want to build a snowman?

Favorite thing about DRESSHIRT? I think the double standard that still exists about what women can say or how they say it is a massive problem. And both men and women perpetuate this via traditional and social media. To me DRESSHIRT is all about saying whatever you want and saying it boldly!

Word’s on your DRESSHIRT? 2 0 Sickness (it’s a Seattle thing)

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Behind the Scenes: Halloween

October 20, 2016

Behind the Scenes: Halloween

My hubby, Alex, and me as the Joker and Harley Quinn (in an embroidered DSTee) last year. What should I be (ahead of the crowd) this year?

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DRESSHIRT: TRSR EMBROIDERY

September 27, 2016

DRESSHIRT: TROUSERnow available with custom embroidery +++ what would yours say?

Weekend Sounds: Halloween

DS+ Photographer: Charles Roussel

+ french, based in new york + internationally published + photojournalism, portraiture, editorial + partial publication list | w magazine, the new york times, whitewall magazine + what we love | in 2009, Charles started The New York Chronicles, now a collection of more than a thousand true to life glimpses of nyc. He captures the most real and raw themes of contemporary life in a beautifully unfiltered way

DRESSHIRT: Glossary

+ | a key element of the brand, born of the concept of growing our collection and your wardrobe piece by piece, ds + jkt + trsr + scrf + hat. the + has come to represent the personal touch that is the the vision for and beyond the clothes.

canvas | noun | a surface used for painting | inspired by the idea that our clothes are a blank canvas to be made into a painted one, we have adopted the term canvas to describe limited edition capsule collections.

Weekend Sounds: Lights + Music

Culture: The Impossible Dream

June 30, 2016

Culture: The Impossible Dreamdesign + dream + set sail

you’d never think that boats need wheels. But, then again, you’ve never been on The Impossible Dream. This completely wheelchair accessible 60’ long catamaran is sailing up and down the East coast this summer showing anyone using a wheelchair that they can find their sea legs.

Deborah Mellen is Mareiclaire, DRESSHIRT’s Creative Director’s Aunt. She’s also a New York native, successful businesswoman, passionate sailor and volunteer at Shake-a-Leg Miami, and has had paraplegia for more than two decades. She is this boat’s fearless captain!

Deborah’s love of sailing led her to buy the Impossible Dream in the winter of 2013 and show the world how passion and design can overcome mainstream conceptions of disabilities. Each inch was designed by Nicky Baily, the designer of the famed London Eye carriages, and every handle, every ledge, every compartment has a purpose--not to mention a minimalist carbonfiber sheen and a fully stocked bar--(Bacardi is their summer sponsor.)

The design of the boat pushed limitations. Deborah told us that “When i was on the boat for the first time, it was the first time I was ever able to be on the bow of a boat since I was in a wheelchair. And I thought that everyone in my situation should learn to expect more from their life, should learn that society can give us more through universal design.”

The boat has sailed from Miami to Maine, from the Bahamas to Cuba, from Baltimore to Brooklyn. Along the way it has stopped at charity organizations and rehab centers and taught children and adults alike that limitations are self-conceived.

Deborah’s drive, refusal to settle, and unfailing positivity is what makes her a DRESSHIRT muse.

Weekend Sounds: July 4th Part 2 - Citizens United

Culture: Where Not to Celebrate the Fourth

June 26, 2016

Where NOT to celebrate the Fourth (and what to wear!)SUN + SWEAT + SOAK

July 4th is a time for tradition. A time to re-do the old and spurn the new. But at its roots, the holiday is really about the new. What’s more out of your comfort zone than starting a new Democracy after all? And since Hamilton made it trendy to care about American history, and everyone’s plying you with glossy photos telling you where you should be this weekend, we’re going to tell you where you shouldn’t. Try something you can’t find in a listicle…

Anywhere landlocked | The Fourth is about sun, sweat, and soaking. Try to find a place where there’s a trough of sorts around

What to wear while avoiding dry land | The chicest bathing suit you can find and slip on a DSDress to cover up

The Hamptons | No one actually wants to be around this many people they know. Unless you want to spend your weekend waiting in line, waiting in traffic, and waiting for a drink we suggest a less obvious geotag for your ‘murrica grams

Your Parents’ Place | Family is great. The same annual fourth of July BBQ with the Jonses might be what you’ve had planned all summer but at a certain point you have to ask yourself, are you going because you want to or because you haven’t read this article yet?

What to wear while avoiding your parents’ place | Sheer DSCrop, denim skirt

The United Kingdom | It might be too soon (maybe like this joke) to celebrate any independence day here..

What to wear while avoiding the UK | Anything made in the EU, like a HAT perhaps.

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Waiting is so hard. You can always send us an emailto see where your order has gotten to, but please wait 10 days, custom isn't easy work.

Didn't fit? Don't worry. Send it back. Unless it's custom, because if it is we wont accept it. You can always write to usto make your case.

Here's a step by step:

1) Check to see if there is embroidered text on your shirt. Yes? Learn to love it. Unless it arrived damaged, in that case please get in touch.

+ | A key element of the brand, born of the concept of growing our collection and your wardrobe piece by piece, DS + JKT + TRSR + SCRF + HAT. The + has come to represent the personal touch that is the the vision for and beyond the clothes.

+ MSJ Way | noun | The + in the form of online content curated by Marieclaire St John, the Creative Director, for you.

A-seasonal | adjective | without an assigned season.

Canvas | noun | A surface used for painting | Inspired by the idea that our clothes are a blank canvas to be made into a painted one, we have adopted the term Canvas to describe limited edition capsule collections.

Capsule Wardrobe | noun | A term coined by Susie Faux, the owner of a London boutique called "Wardrobe" in the 1970s. According to Faux, a capsule wardrobe is a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered to be essential. DRESSHIRT is the ultimate capsule wardrobe.

Convertible Cuff | The cuff on DRESSHIRT DS1 and DSTunic can be worn in 4 ways.

Ease of Dressing | phrase | The simplicity of putting on an outfit you can trust.

Expandable Zip | noun | TROUSER has been made with a zip that will convert from a slim to wide leg.

Mono Product | adjective | Categorized collections lead by product rather than theme or season. Each item evolves from the last gradually becoming an entire wardrobe.

Modern Atelier | noun | A contemporary workshop in New York City where DRESSHIRT garments are custom made for each client. Similar to a couture atelier but for ready to wear. Using this method we are able to produce supreme quality goods and manage our waste by not over manufacturing.